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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Albania

29 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Albania

Updated October 17, 2024

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Sarandë District, Albania

Syri i Kalter: The Blue Eye

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
The medieval bridge, with the hot springs nearby.

Përmet District, Albania

Benja Thermal Baths

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Pyramid of Tirana

Tirana, Albania

Pyramid of Tirana

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Gjirokaster Castle

Gjirokaster, Albania

Gjirokaster Castle

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Bunker in Albania countryside.

Elbasan County, Albania

Bunkers of Albania

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Krujë Castle in Albania.

Krujë, Albania

Krujë Castle

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."
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Tirana, Albania

Tirana's Colorful Facade

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Display in one of the original bunker rooms.

Tirana, Albania

Bunk'Art

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
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Military 4
Architectural Oddities 3
Roman 3
Religion 3
Castles 3
Communist Architecture 3

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Stories About Albania

Communist officials from the ruling Albanian Party of Labour including Enver Hoxha, 2nd from left, wave and clap during national celebrations, 1973.

How Albania's Government Kneaded Secret Documents Into Dough

Records reveal half-baked methods of destruction.
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The city of Bassania is no longer a legend.

Found: An Untouched 2,000-Year-Old City in Albania

The hilly ruins remained lost for centuries.
by Christina Ayele Djossa
June 19, 2018
Inside a tunnel on the Albania island of Sazan.

A Mysterious Albanian Island Will Open to Tourists

It's home to a military base and a lot of bunkers and tunnels.
by Erik Shilling
April 7, 2017

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